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April 21, 2022
BILLIE LOURD, KELLY MARIE TRAN TO SIGN AT CELEBRATION
We were given two new signers for Anaheim autograph hall today. While both have attended previous Celebrations this will be their first time signing in autograph hall. Billie Lourd, Lt. Connix in the Sequel Trilogy and daughter of the late Carrie Fisher, will be attending on Sunday only and her autograph price is $70. Kelly Marie Tran, Rose Tico, will...
April 14, 2022
ANAHEIM AUTOGRAPH HALL ADDS THREE NEW SIGNERS
We are one Thursday closer to the kick off of Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim and that means another round of autograph hall guests. Our first guest is animated Anakin himself, Matt Lanter. In addition to providing the voice of The Chosen One in The Clone Wars and Star War Rebels he made his Star Wars live action debut as...
April 12, 2022
“CELEBRATING AUTOGRAPHS WITH FRANK RICH” NOW LIVE
Back in October I launched a monthly show over at the Virtual Cantina Network called “Celebrating Autographs with Frank Rich.” The show’s sole purpose is to prepare Celebration attendees new or old for autograph hall in Anaheim. We’ve covered topics from how to store your autographs safely, pen options for autographs and ways to keep your autographs safe while you...
April 11, 2022
LUPITA NYONG’O SIGNING DATE SET
Official Pix has confirmed their signing date with Lupita Nyong’o. The pre-order deadline is Monday, May 9th and send-ins must arrive by Friday, May 13th. Starting price for autographs is $199 and there are currently twelve Star Wars images available on their website. Click HERE for more information and to place your orders. For more on Official Pix visit their...
April 11, 2022
HOW IT WORKS: THE BASICS OF BOOKING SIGNERS FOR CONVENTIONS
*Daniel Louzau is an agent for IDDS, a celebrity management agency that currently represents talent from several Star Wars projects, including Omid Abtahi, Bonnie Piesse and Katy O’Brien. Many thanks to Daniel for taking the time to explain the basics of the booking process for our readers. – FDR It came to my attention recently that there is a bit...
April 11, 2022
CONVENTION REVIEW: ECHO BASE LIVE
Echo Base Live is a Star Wars event that returned for its tenth instalment on 2nd April. Echo is primarily a Star Wars vintage toy trading event as its roots are stemmed from a fantastic Facebook group called Echo Base UK Trading Vintage Star Wars 1977-1998. The group was set up by UK collector Wayne Totty as a safe place...
April 8, 2022
STAR WARS CELEBRATION AUTOGRAPH TICKETS SELLING OUT AT RECORD PACE
*Shortly after the publication of this article all signers with previously sold out days were back to having autograph tickets available for purchase. In less than 24 hours from launching autograph pre-purchases for Star Wars Celebration, several actors are already sold out of autograph tickets for some, or all, of the days they will be appearing in Anaheim. Whether the...
April 7, 2022
SEVEN MORE SIGNING GUESTS ANNOUNCED FOR CELEBRATION
For the third Thursday in a row Star Wars Celebration has announced signing guests for Anaheim’s autograph hall. Today’s announcement included seven signers for the show. Starting things off with signing guests from The Mandalorian are Katee Sackhoff ($100), Carl Weathers ($100) and Emily Swallow ($60 .) Two “must have” names for fans of The Bad Batch were Star Wars...
April 7, 2022
STAR WARS CELEBRATION AUTOGRAPH PRE-PURCHASES NOW LIVE
Now, the time is! Pre-purchases for Celebration autograph tickets are now available through the Epic Photo Ops website. For those who attended Celebration in Chicago, this system will look very familiar. In addition to those names that have already been announced as signing in autograph hall, several new names are also available on the site. They are Amy Allen, Carl...
April 7, 2022
ACTOR, TEACHER CHRIS MUNCKE DIES AT 79
Chris Muncke, the actor who portrayed Captain Khurgee in A New Hope has died. The announcement was made by his son Sam on Facebook. “We are heartbroken to announce that Chris Muncke passed away yesterday morning. We already miss his warm smile, his sharp wit, his amazing storytelling and his unconditional love.” Originally from Chicago, Muncke joined The Second City...